The corner of Minato's mouth twitched. Before Jiraiya could say anything more, his eyes darted around as he began looking for an excuse to leave.
"Sensei, please sit for now. I still have things to do, so I'll head back first. I need to pick some people, and Naruto is still waiting for me at home. I'm not at ease leaving him with the nanny. So I'll be going now."
After saying that, Nagato vanished from where he stood. He could not bring himself to refuse Jiraiya, so he could only run away, disappearing directly with the Flying Thunder God.
If he stayed and let Jiraiya continue, Nagato would definitely soften up and agree.
If Ronglin got angry then, both of them would suffer. To prevent that from happening, Minato could only make a run for it.
Minato left directly with the Flying Thunder God, so decisively that Jiraiya's raised hand, meant to pat him on the shoulder, struck empty air.
"Brat!"
His hand hit nothing. Jiraiya froze for a moment, then laughed helplessly.
"Fine, fine. Planting Base it is. I'd like to see what that kid is up to. If the planting succeeds, it really could improve the lives of the Land of Rain's people. But can it really succeed?"
If it could succeed, surely someone would have tried it before?
Unfortunately, there had never been any results.
Because of that, Jiraiya could not help viewing the matter with suspicion.
"Never mind. Once I get to the Planting Base, everything will become clear."
Shaking his head, Jiraiya shouted, "Boss, bring the wine!!!"
"Coming right up!! Please wait a moment, Lord Jiraiya."
Under Ronglin's orders, Minato swiftly led his people to occupy the entire Land of Rain. Just as expected, they encountered no resistance.
When the Rogue Ninjas, bandits, and